(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Getting the SFR Paycard up and running was mostly an easy experience. Going to the product website, and using Google Chrome which translates foriegn langueges on the fly, made it easy. I went to the activate page, filled out the form, and found that I needed to use an address in France, … Read more
With the demise of Travelex's Euro or British Pounds availability in the USA while they and MadterCard sort out their differences I have been searching for a new way to not get caught up in the PIN code less traps around Europe. The SFR PayCard, sold in France may the answer so over the next … Read more
Over the past few months I have been all over Europe and been testing SIM card purchasing for smartphones and tablets. In France and Spain, Orange previously had been a bit of a challenge. Not any more. In Madrid obtaining a Nano SIM for the iPhone 5 at Vodafone was impossible but Orange had them. … Read more
New TeleGeography Map (Photo credit: Emilie Ogez) Image via CrunchBase It's time to bring down Skype. I don't mean take their network down. No way. But Skype is now about as pedestrian as the telcos that Skype sought to bring down, and in reality did. Skype has taken a stranglehold in the International long distance … Read more
Kevin Tofel waxes on about Skype video in the browser today over at GigaOm. The story points out that Skype and Microsoft integrated this in to the cloud based Outlook.com, but are not using native RTC, and instead require a plugin. But lets dig a bit deeper into this. The non native integration demonstrates that … Read more
AT&T, T-Mobile and Boingo jointly participated in a media event this week in New York's Times Square Station announcing the arrival of wireless coverage in 30 underground stations operated by the MTA, New York City's transit authority. Like in London, the coverage and services are tied to existing operators. No information was provided for people … Read more
Pal Paul Kapustka who has been in and out of telecom reporting since his days as a sports reporter in Boulder Colorado–where I knew him first—has a take on UC and BYOD. Paul's key points-iPads are what will be the difference while the top platforms are where the action will go. –Andy Abramson
I woke up today and learned that VoIPWatch was named number 69 in the Top 100 Gadget Blogs to follow. Nice… –Andy Abramson An infographic by the team at CouponAudit .
While the folks at Phone House can be counted on to cut down SIMs If you need a Micro SIM all the operators shops now carry them for Mobile phones and tablets. But if you need a Nano SIM for your iPad Mini or iPhone5 head to Orange. While Vodafone tells me prepaid Nano’s are … Read more
Jonathan Rosenberg, who is widely acknowledged to be the real father of SIP (session initiation protocol) has left Skype to return to Cisco where he will be CTO of Cloud Collaboration. The loss of Rosenberg to Skype CEO Tony Bates, could not go down very well. Part of Bates agreement and compensation package reportedly includes … Read more
